R. Paepe,
Vladimir P. Melnikov
Springer Netherlands
0e druk, 2001
9780792367840
Permafrost Response on Economic Development, Environmental Security and Natural Resources
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Paperback, 636 blz.
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Engels
Springer Netherlands |
0e druk, 2001
ISBN13: 9780792367840
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Unlike connotations such as greenhouse effect. global change, sea level, desertification, etc. , permafrost is definitely lacking in the everyday speech of many non-specialists. The reason is that areas of permafrost are too remote, barren and isolated. Focus on permafrost today is brought when huge environmental disasters, mainly related to pollution by oil spills, occur. Even then it is offered as
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780792367840
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:636
Uitgever:Springer Netherlands
Druk:0
Inhoudsopgave
Preface. List of authors and participants. Opening Keynote Lectures. Part I: International Assessment of Existing On-Shore and Off-Shore Data. Part II: Scenarios of Past and Future Permafrost Evolution. Part II-A: Permafrost Evolution in the Past. Part II-B: Scenarios of Global Climate Changes and Permafrost Dynamics. Part III: Engineering Effects on Permafrost and Assessment. Part IV: New Dimensions in Geocryology. Part IV-A: Gas Hydrates. Part IV-B: Permafrost as a Microbiological Habitat. Part IV-C: Informatics in Geocryology. Part V: Panel Discussions, Conclusive Reports and Recommendations of the Plenary Session. Appendix. Index.